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We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「胸無點墨」, explained below.

This feature highlights the idiom 「胸無點墨」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

There is no ink in my stomach. Refers to a person who is uncultured.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiōng wú diǎn mò

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hung1 mou4 dim2 mak2

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.